Waste Connections Acquires Hudson Valley Waste Holding

Waste Connections Inc., based in Folsom, Calif., has acquired Hudson Valley Waste Holding Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, County Waste and Recycling Service Inc. Founded in 1990, County Waste is the largest privately owned solid waste services company in New York’s Hudson Valley region, with total annual revenue of about $120 million. Waste Connections acquired the company’s six collection operations, three transfer stations and its recycling facility.

County Waste provides solid waste collection, transfer and recycling services through more than a dozen New York State counties.

“County Waste has copied our playbook in building a leading position within its markets, focused on controlling the waste stream and almost doubling in size over the past five years,” says Ronald J. Mittelstaedt, chairman and CEO of Waste Connections. “The company also has invested almost $50 million over the past 24 months in new fleet, containers and facilities to position itself for continuing growth. In October 2010, County Waste opened a new single stream recycling facility with an estimated capacity of 600 tons per day. Its market presence and asset quality are unique for a privately held company operating in secondary, competitive markets,” he adds.

Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services. The company serves more than 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers from a network of operations in 29 states.